Deposit and collection receptacle.



J. R. FLlNN.

DEPOSIT AND COLLECTION RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED ocr. 25. 1916.

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APPLICATION FILED OCT- 25, I916.

Patented July 3, 1917.

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JOHN B. FLINN, OF JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

DEPOSIT KND COLLECTION BEGEPTACLE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that JOHN R. FLINN, a citi zen=' of the United States,residing at Johntown, in the county of Cambria-and State ofPennsylvania, has invented certain new and useful ImprovementsiniDeposit and Collec tion Receptacles, of which the following is aspecification.

-This invention relates to deposit and 001- lection receptacles; v

This invention has for an object to provide a container orreceptacleadapted to be placed in convenient proximity to the door, andto receive milk bottles, or the like, to house the same from theelements and prevent access thereto or casual displacement thereof bydogs or cats, but to permit access thereto by authorized persons.

Another object of the invention is to provide a container with atop'having an'opening therein through which a bottle may be placed, andto equip the container-with a cover which may be placed and locked overthe" opening to i The invention has fora further object to provide acontainer to which access may be gained through a side and the top, andto equi the containerwithinternal means operab e by the weight of thebottle to coact with a c osure topositivelyprevent communication totheinterior of the container through said top. The above, and

description'of the-present prefer-re embodi ment, the same beingillustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein: p

: Figurel 1s a perspective view of a deposit and collection receptacleconstructed according tothe present invention, andapplied to a suitablesupport adjacent a door, showing the cover in an open position.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional. view of v the container, a milkbottle being shown therein, in dotted lines.

. Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of the device, showing the door-inopen position, parts of the container being broken away to disclosedetails.

Fig. 4 is a detail fragmentary-top plan view of the container, showingthe cover removed therefrom.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the sup porting platform used in thisinvention, and

Specification of Letters Patent.

prevent access to the bottle in the container. 2 Y

other I objects and advantages of this invention will be moreparticularly brought out in the followin detailed to provide asupporting leg 12.

Patented July 3, lldl'l.

Application filedOctober 25, 1916. Serial No. 127,558.

Fig. 6 is a detail fragmentary perspective View of the latch mechanism.

In the drawings, in order to illustrate the application of theinvention, a portion of a door and door casing l are shown, the latterhavmg a bracket 2 associated therewith upon which my improved container,generally in this instance shown the container mounted upon thebracket-0r shelf 2 it is nevertheless to be understood that. thecontainer may at any desired place.

The container 3 is in this instance shown designatedB, is mounted.-Although I have be supported in any other desired way, and

to be of an oblong configuration and is preferably made of sheet metal,although any other suitable material may be used. .One of the walls ofthe container is removed and the margin turned inwardly at rightanglesto provide a flange 4. A door 5 is hingedly mounted onone sid'eJof thecontainer, at the jointure of the flange and the body of the container,and is equipped on its inner face;

with a lock 6, the slidin engageable beneath the desired to lock thedoor 5,

An opening 7 is formed in the top ofthe bolt of which is ange 4 when iscontainer and is shown to be of a size suificiently large toaccommodate'amilk bottle, although the size, or number ofgopenings inthe top maybe varied, to accord with the magnitude of the container, andthe number of bottles, or other articles which;are desired to be housed.To close communication through the opening 7 a cover. or lid. 8 ishinged on the top of the container at one side, the opposite side of thecontainer being" engaged by a right angle flange.:9,whichdepends fromthe cover. A knob lOis mounted in the cover 8 for convenience inoperating the latter.

Arranged within the containeris an article supporting structure,consisting of a platform 11, a portion of thefront margin of which isbent downwardly at ri ht angles arranged ears 13 are bent upwardly fromthe lateral margins of the platform at a point intermediate the rearmargin of the platform and the transverse center. The ears 13 arepivotally mounted on studs 14,

arallelly the latter being carried by. straps 15. The

straps 15 are secured to'the lateral walls of vthe container inproximity to the lower end of the latter, and have the free terminalsthereof appreciably spaced from the convent interference of an articlewith the link tainer to avoid contact of said cars 13, with thecontainer. The rear margln of the. platform is equip ed with anupstanding finger 16, which is pivotally engaged with one end of a link17. As will be noted, the leg 12 limits movement of the platform 11 andalso serves in the capacity of a means for holding the platform in aninclined position, as

- shownin Fig. 2 of the drawings, in order to prevent the'articlecarried ,by the latform, from accidentally falling out, o the containerwhen the door 5 is 0 ened.

The upper terminal of the lin 17 is pivotally engaged with a weightmember 18, the

latter being. movable on an axis 19. Downward movement of the weight 18is limited by an abutment 20, which is carried by the One terminal rearwall of the container.

- p of the weight 18 is inclined and'has a portion projecting therefromat its vertex, to

provide a lug or finger 21. The fin er 21 is A guard member 25 isengagedwith the.

opposite lateral walls of the container and is disposed at.aninclination across the container, directly in front of the lower endof the link 17, and the upper end of the finger 16. The guard memberwill of course premember 17 and the fin or 16.

In use of this device will assume that the door 5 is closed and in alocked position, and that the cover 8 is in an open position. An-

article may then be deposited in thefcontainer through the top "opening7. V The weight of the article on the platform 11 will force the latterdownwardly into a position as shown in Fig. 2, in which position thelatch member 23 will be arranged across the 'opening25 inthe top of thecontainer.. The person depositing the article may then urge the cover 8into snug engagement with the top of the container, thereby causingthemeans to incline the casual displacement o the. bottle t rough saidside opening, and a guard. member locking member 2 1 tobe engaged'withthe latch member 23. When it is desired toremove the contents of thecontainer, the lock 6 is opened by means of a suitable kc and the door 5thenswung out in the usua way. When it is desired to leave articles,such as empty milk bottles in the container for collection, the saidarticles may be placed on the platform 11, after which the door 5 isclosed and locked, and the lid 8 moved into close proximity to the topof the container to protect the article from the elements, but

at the same time not looking the lid, to per- 7 mit access tothe'container through the open ,ing 7, for removing'the empty milk bottle or.thelike.

It-is of'course understood that changes and modifications may be made inthe above specifically described. embodiment of this in vention, withoutdeparting from the spirit thereof, and being restricted only by thescope of the following claims? j What is claimed is:

1. A deposit and collection'receptacle cluding a container provided withtop and side openings and equipped with a cover to close said topopening, an article supporting platform arranged in the container andmovable under pressure of the article, means actuated. by the platformto lock the cover when the latter is urged into engagement with the topof the container, and means to limit downward movement of said latform,said means also inclining the plat orm substantially as set forth.

2; A milk bottle holder including .an-

tainer provided with an opening in its to and an o ening in its side, aclosure for sai top opening, a platform mounted in the contamer toreceive the bottle, means o era-.

tively connected with the platform for ock ing the closure underpressure of the bottle,

latform' to revent mounted in the container toprevent contact of thebottle with the locking means.

In testimony whereof I my, sign ,1 I JOHN R.- FLINN.

